Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
पंचयोजनमध्ये तु श्रूयते स्वगुरुर्यदा । तदा नातिक्रमेद्दानं दद्यात्पात्रेषु मानवः
paṃcayojanamadhye tu śrūyate svagururyadā | tadā nātikrameddānaṃ dadyātpātreṣu mānavaḥ
Mais lorsque l’on sait que son propre guru se trouve dans un rayon de cinq yojanas, qu’on ne passe pas outre à son droit : qu’on fasse l’aumône aux dignes récipiendaires selon la juste manière, sans négliger ce qui revient au guru.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya didactic narration context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A map-like vignette: the guru’s hermitage within a five-yojana radius of Prabhāsa; the donor turns toward the guru before distributing alms to assembled worthy recipients at the tīrtha.
FAQs
Charity should be guided by dharma and gratitude: do not bypass your own guru’s rightful priority when he is nearby.
The instruction is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, shaping righteous conduct for those in the sacred region.
A dāna guideline: if the guru is within five yojanas, do not ‘overstep’ him; give appropriately to qualified recipients.